Chair attachment



sb. 16, 1943. s, 11 NEWTON 'ET AL 2,:111566 CHAIR ATTACHMENTS Filed Feb.10. 1941 ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 16, 1943 CHAIR ATTACHMENT Sidney H.Newton and Benjamin T.. Griner, Savannah, Ga.

Application February 10, 1941, Serial No. 378,278

1 Claim.

This invention relates to attachments for a barbers chair or the like,and its general object is to provide an attachment in the form of awheeled stool for association with the chair to travel about the same,so that the barber or i other attendant can be seated while at work, aswell as move to various positions relative to the chair While seated.

A further object is to provide an attachment that is not only adjustableas to height but also adjustable radially with respect to the chair.

Another object is to provide an attachment that can be associated withthe chair without any change whatsoever in the structure of the latter,and the attachment can be applied and removed as well as adjusted in aneasy and expeditious manner.

A still further object is to provide an attachment of the character setforth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, andextremely eicient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the attachment applied to achair.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view illustrating the pivotal andadjustable connection between the attaching arm and the clamping band.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken through the chair clampingmeans and illustrates the same applied to the pedestal of the chair.

Figure 6 is a detail view partly in section, illustrating the adjustablefeature of the stool seat.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the attachmentin the form shown includes a single bar which may be solid or tubular,but in any event is bent substantially midway its ends to provide anattaching arm I and an upright 2, the latter being provided with athreaded bore in its upper portion and mounted in the bore is thethreaded shank 3 of a disk head 4 which has secured thereto by screws orthe like a disk shaped upholstered seat 5. By

that construction, it will be obvious that the seat 5 is rotatablymounted and adjustable as to height with respect to the upright.

The arm I from its juncture with the upright extends at right anglestherefrom and is bent substantially midway its ends to provide anupwardly inclined portion 6 that terminates in an enlarged horizontallydisposed portion formed to provide a bearing collar 1.

Mounted or otherwise secured midway their ends to Ithe opposite sides ofthe lower end of the upright 2 is a pair of parallel arranged carriagestrips 8 having their end portions bent at an inclination in the generaldirection of the arms I and removably or otherwise secured to andbridging the strips at their outer ends are axles 9 having journaledthereon rubber tired wheels I IJ of the disk type, in the form shown.Laterally arranged brace rods Il are disposed between the outer ends ofthe axles and the upright, and an inner brace rod I2 is disposed betweenthe upright and the arm, as best shown in Figure 1.

While it has been stated that the attachment is for a barbers chair, itcan be used With the same eiiiciency on any chair of that type, forexample a dentist chair or the like, and for the purpose of illustrationonly the necessary portions of the chair are shown, namely the base Athat has formed thereon a pedestal portion B for the plunger portion C.The attachment is shown as being associated with the pedestal portion Band for that purpose there is provided a sectional clamping band I3provided with a lining I4 of rubber or the like to not only preventdamage to the pedestal portion but also slippage of the band thereon, aswill be apparent. The sections are provided with apertured ears forreceiving bolt and nut connections I5 for drawing the sections inclamping association with the portion B and the nuts are preferably ofthe wing type, as shown.

Welded or otherwise secured to one of the sections of the clamping bandI3 is the bight portion of a substantially U-shaped bracket member I6and the arms of the member I6 are at and arranged in superimposedrelation for receiving the bearing collar 1 between the same. Each ofthe arms is provided with a row of openings I'I arranged so that theopenings of one arm register with those of the other and the collar canbe disposed in registration with any pair of openings, to receive apivot pin I 8 that is provided with a cotter pin in the form shown, forholding the pivot pin in place. By that construction, it

will be obvious that the attaching arm l is pivotally and adjustablyassociated with the clamping band and that the stool portion can becaused to travel in an arc of approximately 180 with respect to thechair, as indicated by the arrows and dash lines in Figure 3.

It will be further obvious that the attachment makes it possible for theattendant to be seated while at work on a person in the chair and by theuse of the feet the stool portion can be moved at Various positionsrelative to the chair, thus the attachment not only brings about comfortto the attendant, but eliminates fatigue and tends to expedite the work.

It is thought from the foregoing description i that the advantages andnovel features of the in-v right, an upholstered seat adjustablyassociated with the upper end of the upright, parallel arrangedhorizontally extending carriage strips xed midway their ends to theupright, axles secured to and bridging the ends of the strips, bracerods between the upright and the outer ends of the axles and between theupright and the arm rubber tired wheels journaled on the axles, saidstrips being bent to provide outer end portions inclined in the generaldirection of the arm, said arm being bent substantially midway its endsto provide an upwardly inclined portion a bearing collar formed on thefree end of the upwardly -inclnedportiom a sectional clamping band forattachment to the chair, a lining within the band to set up a frictionalengagement with the chair, a substantially Ueshaped bracket forreceiving the collar between the arms thereof and fixed to the band, thearms of the bracket being horizontally disposed and having a pluralityof registering openings along their length, and a pivot pin vmounted inthe collar and any pair of registeringtopenngs for pivotally andadjustably connecting the .attaching arm to the bracket to allow travelof the seat in an arc about the chair.

BENJAMIN T. GRINER. SDNEY'H. NEWTON.

